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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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